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How a director of national intelligence helps a president stay on top of threats from around the world

  • Written by Gregory F. Treverton, Professor of Practice in International Relations, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
How a director of national intelligence helps a president stay on top of threats from around the worldThe director of national intelligence coordinates the work of 18 agencies that ultimately provide crucial intelligence to the president. Douglas Rissing/iStock via Getty Images Plus

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